Poultry feeder and fountain



May 2, 1933. G, p, FLANDERS 1,907,349

POULTRY FEEDER AND FOUNTAIN Filed July 15, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l y 1933.G. D. FLANDERS 'POULTRY FEEDER AND FOUNTAIN Filed July 15, 1950 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Quito" e1; 0.

y 2, 1933- G. D.'FL.ANDERS 1,907,349

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3/ j J az2 U/ a f 29 i I gwumvtcm Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED STATESGEORGE D. FLANDERS, 'OF' ETJIJSWORTH, KANSAS POULTRY FEEDER AND ro NTAINApplication filed July 15, 1930. Serial No. 468,092.

' This invention aims to provide a poultry feeder and fountain, capableof dispensing either dry feed or liquid, at the will of an operator, theconstruction being such that 5 the. device may be manufactured attrifling expense, and be knocked down to small compass for shipping. Itis within the province of thedisclosure to improve generally and toenhance the ut1l1ty of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objectsin view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes may be made inthe precise embodiment of the-invention herein disclosed, -within thescope of what is claimed,without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a deviceconstructed in accordance with the inven- 25 tion;

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectlon;

Figure 3 is atransverse section through the base;

Figure 4 is atransverse section through the cap which is superposedonthe base;

Figure 5 is a transverse section'throughthe cap, the view illustratingone of the dampers' Figure 6 is a vertical longitudinal section showingthe door in the base; Y

Figure 7 is a detailed sectional view showingthe means whereby thedamper is held in adjusted positions; 1

FigureS is an elevation disclosing ceptacle for dry feed; l 1

Figure 9 is a fragmental section showing a slight modification in thecap.

Figure is a vertical section modification I Figure 11 is a verticalsection of the tank;

Figure 12 is a top plan.

- The device forming the subject matter of this application preferablyis made of metal throughout and includes, a tubular bo y! Th numeral 1marks a t nk for'l qshowing a the re uid fuel,'provided at its bottomwith an outstanding fiange 2 having holes 3 for the reception ofsecuring elements 49 (Figure 1) whereby the device may be held down on asupport. The tank 1 carries a burner 4, the controlling means for whichis marked by the numeral 5; A metal chimney 6 is supported on the burner4 in the usual way, and has a mica window pane 7 through which anoperator can look, to ascertain how the combustion is progressing. e

The tubular body includes a cylindrical base 8 which surrounds the tank1, and rests at 3 its lower edge on the flange 2, the base being securedto the tank 1' if desired." The base 8 has any desired number ofopenings 9 for promoting combustion at the burner 4.

In the upper portion of the base-8 is located a Water-pan 10 which maybe supported in any preferred way. As shown, but not of necessity,thewater pan 10 has an'out standing flange 11 restingr'e movablyon aninwardly inclined circumferential lip 12 at the upper end of the base 8.The base 8 has a mica window14 which "enables the operator to look intothe base, and through the window-7, upon the burner 4.

There is an opening 17 in the base 8, giving access to the interior ofthe base. The opening 17 is closed by a 'door 15 mounted to reciprocatecircumferentially of the base in horizgntal guides 16 carried 'bythebase, a finger piece 18 facilitating-the manipulation of the door 15.V Y

I The tubular body comprises a cylindrical top member 22 which rests ona circumscrib-' ing-bead 2 3 onthe base 8. The top 22 is sur mountedwith a conical lid 24 which may have neck 25 extended downwardly withintions, asshown at 26 in Figure 9, and one may fasten the sections'26togetherby bolts27, angle brackets 28 beingused. to fasten the cap24a onthe upper end of the tubular .top member-22. The advantages incident tothe construction shown in Figure '9 is that the lid can be takendownto'save space in shipping. The lid, however, may be of any desired form.r

In the tubular top member 22, there are the top 22. The lid 24a may bemade in sec- 9 vertically elongated openings 29. Keepers 30, in the formof teeth are formed in the top member 22, at the lower end of each ofthe openings 29. Closures 31 slide on the outer surface of the tubulartop member 22 and control the openings 29. The closures 31 havetrough-shaped flanges 32 in which the constituent material of thetubular top member 22 is received, 'at one edge of the o ening 29. Theconstruction is such that the c osures 31 may he slid horizontally tovary the size of the openings, thereby adapting the device for smallchickens, as well as for" chickens of considerable size. hen theclosures31 are adjusted horizontally, their lower edges are received inthe teeth30. 'The closures 31 are supplied at their upper edges with notches 33receiving the top member 22 at the upper edge of the openings 29. Clips34 are secured by bolts 35 to the top member 22 and overlap the upperends of the closures 31. By tightening up thebolts 35, the clips 34maybe fasteneddown on the, closures 31 and in this way, the closures maybe held in any position to which they have been adjusted, along thenotches or keepers 30.

.The numeral 19 designates a water receptacle which may be a jug, closedat its upper end by a cork 20. The receptacle 19 rests removably in theremovable water pan 10 and has a hole 21 in its side, near to thebottom. The water receptacle 19, having been. removed, is filled withwater, the cork 20 being removed, and a plug, (not shown) being insertedin'the hole 21. After the water receptacle has been filled, the cork20is replaced, the waterreceptacleis disposed in the pan lO, and the plugin the-hole'21 is pulled out. Water will then flow out into the pan 10until the hole 21 iscovered, and there will always he an adequate supplyof waterjin the pan 10, the water being accessible through the openings29, so that the fowls can drink.

..If desired, the water receptacle 19 can be taken out, and in itsplacein the pan 10 a tubular receptacle 36, open atsboth ends, andsupported on legs 37, may be used.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is soconstructed that it can be used to dispense either food or drink, thematerial dispensed being heated, or not, at the will of an operator. Theconstruction is such that the contents of the'device cannot be fouled orwasted. The conical lid v 24 preventsfowls from roosting on the top ofthe device. Thestructure is made up of a considerable number of units,any one of which may be replaced at. trifling expense, should it'becomedamaged, there being no occasion for buying an entirely new article whenone minor part of ithas ceased to be useful. The device, as has beenintimated hereinbefore, can be knockeddowjn for shipment in small space.

7 ig re l gll and. 1 parts here-i hefore described have been designatedby numerals previously used, with the suffix b.

In the place of the jug 19 of Figure 2, there is used a fiat-toppedcylindrical tank 50 having a hole 51, corresponding to the hole 21.There is an opening 52 in the top of the tank 50, this opening beingdisposed below the opening 53 in the conical lid 245. A funnel (notshown) may be inserted through the registering openings 52 and 53, andin this way, the tank 50 can be filled without taking the device apart.The opening 53 in the lid 24?) is covered by a movable closure 54pivoted at 55 to the lid 24b to swing laterally on the lid. The closure54 has a finger piece 56 for the manipulation of the closure. \Vhen theclosure 54 covers the opening 53 in the lid 24]), the outer end of theclosure 54 engages beneath a keeper 60 on the lid 24b.

7 The device shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 12, is characterized by a novelmeans forholding the lid 24?) in place. In this form ofthe invention,the neck 25?) of the lid 24bis pro vided in its lower edge with notches57 receiving tongues 58 which project upwardly and slant inwardly fromthe upper edge of the top 225. The tongues 58 extend along the undersurface of the lid 24?). Securing elements 59 are mounted in the lid24?) and engage the tongues 58. f

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: r V r 1. Apoultry fountain, comprising a tubular body having a feeding opening,and provided at the lower end of the opening with seats, a horizontallyadjustable slidable C10- sure having a portion of its lower edgeadjustably, received in the seats,wthe-closure being vertically movablein the opening to enable, it to I be engaged in any one .of the seats,and means for holding material for the poultry'in the body, inaccessible relation to the opening.

2. A. poultry fountain, comprising a tubular body having a feedingopening, and pro.- vided at the lower end ofthe opening with seats, ahorizontally. adjustable closure having a portion of its lower endreceived adj ustably in the seats, the closure being vertically movablein the opening to enable it to be engaged in any one of the seats,means-mountedon the body and engaging the upper end of the closure forholding the closure in place on the body, and means for holding materialfor the poultry in the body, in accessible relation to the opening. v i3. A poultry fountain, comprising a. tubular body having a feedingopening, and provided with seats at the lower end of the opening, ahorizontally adjustable closure having a portion of its lower endadjustably. received in the seats, the closure being verticallymovablein the opening to enable. it to'be engaged in any one of the seats,-atrough-shaped flange on one longitudinal. edge of the closure, the

body being received in the flange along one longitudinal edge of theopening, andmeans for holding material for the poultry in the body, inaccessible relation to the opening.

4. In a poultry fountain, a tubular member, a container in the tubularmember, the tubular member having a side opening giving access to thecontainer, a lid on the tubular member and having an inwardly and 19downwardly extended neck received in the upper end of the tubularmember, the neck having notches in its lower edge, the upper end of thetubular member being provided with inwardly extended tongues prolongedthrough the notches of the neck and upon the lower surface of the lid,and securing devices connecting the tongues with the lid.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature.

GEORGE D. FLANDERS.

